Event #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship Day 8 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-15-2022 11:17 UTC-8

Seat 2: Adrian Attenborough (28) - Smithfield, Australia - 50,800,000 (42bb)

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Starting the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table sixth in chips is Australia’s Adrian Attenborough. The 28-year-old poker pro now resides in Australia and first learned to play poker after being introduced by family and friends when he was just 16 years old.

Prior to his Main Event run, Attenborough had eight WSOP-related cashes totaling $288,248. That included $108,908 for finishing runner-up in the 2019 WSOP International Circuit Sydney $5K Challenge.

According to Hendon Mob, Attenborough had $1,460,049 in career earnings leading up to his 2022 WSOP run. That included a career-best $361,660 for finishing third in the 2017 Bellagio Cup XIII. He also won the 2017 Macau Poker Cup 26 HK$25,000 NLH for $193,172 and took third in the 2017 Asia Poker League Million Sydney Main Event for $91,035.

The 2022 WSOP Main Event saw Attenborough get off to a slow start just slightly increasing his starting stack on Day 1d, though he doubled that on Day 2d and again on Day 3 when the money bubble burst. From there, it was a steady climb each day as Attenborough hit seven figures before cracking eight figures on Day 6.

Attenborough, who is looking to become just the second Australian to win the WSOP Main Event behind Joe Hachem (2005) will start the final table with 50,800,000, which will be 42 big blinds.

Attenborough's 2022 WSOP Main Event Journey

Day	Finsihing Stack	Place Among Remaining Field
Day 1d	73,500	1,555 of 3,297
Day 2d	200,500	520 of 1,733
Day 3	495,000	389 of 1,299
Day 4	2,540,000	41 of 380
Day 5	7,785,000	15 of 123
Day 6	28,625,000	7 of 35
Day 7	50,800,000	6 of 10

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07-15-2022 11:15 UTC-8

Seat 3: Matija Dobric (32) - Virovitica, Croatia - 68,650,000 (57bb)

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Croatia’s Matija Dobric has just under $240,000 in career winnings, and most of it came from his run to 32nd place in the 2021 Main Event. He arrived on Day 7 in 2022 with another shot at the Main Event Final Table and he has taken full advantage of the opportunity.

"I just play hand by hand and whatever happens happens, that's poker - like every other poker tournament,” Dobric said to PokerNews while bagging up his chips on Day 6. “I mean, it's not like every other event but I play my best every hand and there is nothing special about it.”

Dobric is bouncing back in a big way after his run in the 2021 Main Event, and the experience has helped him bring a more balanced approach in 2022.

"Last year it was really hard. I couldn't sleep because I was full of adrenaline and when I woke up after four or five hours of sleep, I was trying to stay awake at the table. This year is different, I am calm, I can sleep, I can get good rest, everything goes smooth."

This is Dobric’s third cash of the 2022 WSOP after picking up a couple of small scores early in the series. He has been playing poker for more than ten years, mostly in tournaments, with the rare appearance at cash games throughout Las Vegas as he enjoys playing at new casinos.

Matija Dobric's Main Event Journey

Day	Chips	Rank
Day 1d	107,200	745 of 3,295
Day 2d	450,500	47 of 1,757
Day 3	778,000	153 of 1,299
Day 4	1,880,000	86 of 380
Day 5	8,445,000	11 of 123
Day 6	29,550,000	6 of 35
Day 7	68,650,000	3 of 10

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07-15-2022 11:14 UTC-8

Seat 4: Michael Duek - Argentina (Resides in FL, United States) - 49,775,000 (41bb)

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Michael Duek is something of an unknown quantity at the 2022 WSOP Main Event final table, something that could play to his advantage. Until this summer's World Series of Poker, Duek had four cashes, from late 2017 to early 2021, recorded on his Hendon Mob profile. The largest of those was worth $34,929.

Duek decided to enter the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller at the 2022 WSOP where he finished 31st for a $44,253. Duek then finished in the money in a $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event and in the $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. Before jumping into the $10,000 WSOP Main Event, Duek notched a six-figure cash in Event #69: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Championship, where he finished in third for $548,015.

Will coming from a PLO background hinder Duek's chances of becoming the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion?

Michael Duek's 2022 WSOP Main Event Journey

DAY	FINSIHING STACK	PLACE AMONG REMAINING FIELD
Day 1d	61,500	1,934 of 3,295
Day 2d	509,000	24 of 1,757
Day 3	714,000	198 of 1,299
Day 4	1,895,000	84 of 380
Day 5	1,625,000	103 of 123
Day 6	22,575,000	9 of 35
Day 7	49,775,000	7 of 10

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07-15-2022 11:13 UTC-8

Seat 6: John Eames (33) - Southport, United Kingdom - 54,950,000 (46bb)

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England's John Eames will be one of the toughest players to beat at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table, and he has plenty of chips to push his opponents around.

The British poker pro has been on a steady rise since Day 1 of poker's most prestigious annual tournament. He more than doubled his starting stack each day leading up to Friday's final table where he enter in fifth place with 54,950,000 chips (46 big blinds).

Eames has quite the impressive resume, both online and live. During the poker boom era he was known as an online whizz and has crushed it in that arena for many years. But he's also quite the accomplished live tournament player, having cashed for $2.2 million heading into the 2022 WSOP Main Event, according to Hendon Mob.

With $675,000 the current guaranteed minimum payout for the 10 remaining players in the Main Event, Eames has already locked up his largest career live poker score. His previous biggest cash came in 2014 when he won a WSOP Circuit ring in Las Vegas for $289,706.

Eames hadn't cashed in a live tournament since 2019 prior to the Main Event, but he's ready to compete for the $10 million prize on poker's grandest stage.

"I'm remaining calm, not getting carried away, and not letting even other people make me more excitable and just trying to like, just remember, there's still a very long way to go and like, whatever happens, it's going to be a fantastic experience," Eames told PokerNews.

Should the British poker pro win the Main Event, he said, retirement could be the route he chooses to go down with his future.

"There's no sort of there'll be fewer money incentives if I have this incredibly, remarkably large win that very few you get to ever have. So I guess poker would just take on a slightly different role in my life," Eames said.

If he were to retire upon becoming world champion, he wouldn't be the first. Pius Heinz (2011) and Peter Eastgate (2008) both left poker shortly after winning the Main Event, with the exception of playing in the rare tournament.

Eames' 2022 WSOP Main Event Journey

DAY	FINSIHING STACK	Rank
Day 1b	120,500	123 of 634
Day 2abc	246,500	294 of 1,259
Day 3	712,000	201 of 1,299
Day 4	1,960,000	76 of 380
Day 5	4,000,000	54 of 123
Day 6	22,450,000	10 of 35
Day 7	54,950,000	5 of 10

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07-15-2022 11:13 UTC-8

Seat 5: Matthew Su (34) - Washington, DC, United States - 83,200,000 (69bb)

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Matthew Su's Main Event story truly started coming alive on Day 7, where he started off as 25th out of 35 before ultimately soaring to the overnight chip lead. Before that, Su found himself quietly grinding throughout the tournament, including getting from Day 3 to Day 4 by literally adding just one T-5,000 chip to his stack.

Su has just three previously registered cashes on his Hendon Mob profile, with a 43rd place at last year's WPT Five Diamond Classic in the Bellagio for $29,230 as his previously best finish. Now, he's guaranteed at least $850,675 and finds himself in prime position to capture poker immortality.

Su got into poker back in high school, where he was a frequent watcher of the World Poker Tour and WSOP on ESPN. He started out playing $5 games with his friends in the woods of New Hampshire. He admires Erik Seidel as a poker player because of his ability to win across multiple eras.

Matthew Su's WSOP Main Event Journey

Day	Chips	Rank
Day 1d	96,900	214 of 880
Day 2d	296,000	193 of 1,262
Day 3	905,000	107 of 1,299
Day 4	910,000	225 of 380
Day 5	3,555,000	59 of 123
Day 6	7,075,000	25of 35
Day 7	83,200,000	1 of 10

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07-15-2022 11:12 UTC-8

Seat 7: Jeffrey Farnes (39) - Dallas, OR, United States - 35,350,000 (29bb)

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Jeffrey Farnes is more used to competing in low-to-mid-stakes tournaments judging by his Hendon Mob profile. His first live cash came in August 2017 when he won over $9,200 in a $1,650 Ante Up Poker Tour event in Lincoln.

Farnes followed that deep run wth a second-place finish in a $1,100 WPTDeepStacks event in Reno, which came with a $39,735 score. That prize remained his largest ever until a seventh-place finish in the $2,500 MGM Grand Summer Series Grand Stack event in July 2022, earned him $61,250. Indeed, he has now blown that career-best out of the water because he is guaranteed $675,000 right now and is only nine eliminations away from a $10,000,000 score.

Farnes first cashed at the WSOP in 2019 when he reached the money place in both the Big 50 and the Main Event. Further cashes in the COLOSSUS and Mini Main Event in 2021 were followed by an in-the-money finish in The Housewarming and Mini Main Event this summer.

Now that he has reached the final table, Farnes will be well-supported by An army of friends and family.

"I've got a huge rail coming. I got on the horn layer, I kind of wanted to make sure I reached the final table before I got everybody here. I've got some of my best friends here already. It got loud here yesterday but I have enough people coming that we can compete!"

Farnes started his poker career in 2004, playing $3/$6 Limit Hold'em, which were the only games running where he was back then. He then transitioned to $1/$3 No-Limit Hold'em and progressed from there. Farnes drew inspiration from Daniel Negreanu, particularly his hand reading ability, something that he has incorporated into his own game.

Farnes' 2022 WSOP Main Event Journey

DAY	FINSIHING STACK	Rank
Day 1c	55,800	904 of 1,376
Day 2abc	352,000	105 of 1,262
Day 3	1,075,000	69 of 1,299
Day 4	1,840,000	89 of 380
Day 5	7,720,000	17 of 123
Day 6	37,825,000	1 of 35
Day 7	50,800,000	8 of 10

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07-15-2022 11:11 UTC-8

Seat 8: Aaron Duczak (40) - Kamloops, BC, Canada - 56,000,000 (47bb)

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Aaron Duczak is a regular at the World Series of Poker, one with 40 cashes dating back to 2011. However, the upcoming WSOP Main Event is the first WSOP final table that Duczak has reached; he plans to make the most of it.

Some $156,927 of Duczak's $423,887 in career winnings stem from WSOP events. After missing out on the 2021 WSOP, Duczak arrived late in 2022 and scored one cash when he finished 159th in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em event for $4,355 before his run to the Main Event final table.

Ten or 12 Canadians are heading to support Duczak on the rail for the final table.

"I've a small contingent of crazy Canadians coming here for sure, maybe 10 or 12. They are probably going to be louder than the Brits for sure."

Now there is a challenge if ever we saw one.

Duczak has remained cool, calm and collected through his Main Event run, although it helps to always have the best hand in key hands.

"The last week and a bit, every time I have had the best and, and each time it held up. I don't think I ever got it in behind. I'm waiting until tomorrow to get it in behind and suck out!

Duczak's 2022 WSOP Main Event Journey

DAY	FINSIHING STACK	Rank
Day 1c	62,500	810 of 1,376
Day 2abc	216,500	374 of 1,259
Day 3	356,000	570 of 1,299
Day 4	2,355,000	50 of 380
Day 5	5,035,000	40 of 123
Day 6	8,125,000	23 of 35
Day 7	56,000,000	4 of 10

07-15-2022 11:10 UTC-8

Seat 9: Espen Jorstad - Norway (Resides in London, UK) - 83,200,000 (69bb)

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Espen Uhlen Jorstad is a Norwegian professional poker pro who resides in London, United Kingdom. Many will known Jorstad from his online poker grind, mostly on PokerStars where he is known as "Hymn2ninkasi" and GGPoker where he uses the alias "COVFEFE-19". Primarily a cash game player, Jorstad dips his toes into the tournament poker world on occasion.

Jorstad had never cashed at the World Series of Poker until this year. However, he does have 20 WSOP online cashes to his name, including a sixth-place finish in the 2021 WSOP $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Online Championship worth $603,058.

The popular Twitch streamer cashed in his first live WSOP event at the start of the 2022 WSOP, finishing in the money in Event #5: The Housewarming. He and Patrick Leonard took down Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team for $74,042 each plus both players' first WSOP bracelet. Another cash, this time in Event #68: Million Dollar Bounty, set Jorstad up for this deep run in the Main Event.

Jorstad won his $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat online at GGPoker where he won a $1,050 satellite. He, Vadim Rozin, and Tom Kunze were the last three remaining GGPoker qualifiers. Jorstad secured a free WSOP Europe Main Event seat by virtue of reaching the final table while the two other GGPoker qualifiers fell short.

Jorstad's WSOP Main Event Journey

DAY	CHIPS	RANK
Day 1a	17,600	605 of 631
Day 2abc	463,500	40 of 1,262
Day 3	802,000	139 of 1,299
Day 4	1,335,000	156 of 380
Day 5	4,665,000	44 of 123
Day 6	31,175,000	5 of 35
Day 7	83,200,000	1 of 9

07-15-2022 11:08 UTC-8

Seat 10: Asher Conniff (34) - New York, NY, United States - 24,400,000 (20bb)

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The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table kicks off Friday with 10 remaining players, one of whom is talented poker pro Asher Conniff from New York.

Conniff is arguably the most accomplished player at the final table, but he will enter play with just 20 big blinds (24,400,000). Philippe Souki, with a stack of 13,500,000, is the only other player with a smaller stack. Matthew Su and Espen Jorstad are tied for the lead with 83,200,000 chips each.

"I have my mom, my dad, and my sister flying out now and about nine or ten friends from New York flying out and then hopefully quite a few local players or players who are here for the series as well," he said.

One friend likely to be on the rail is poker pro Chris Moorman. As Conniff explained: "There are a lot of poker players that inspire me for sure. Recently, my buddy Chris Moorman for sure has definitely been an inspiration. He's just always kind of there with the right words when I need them. He's just been through everything and won everything and done everything, so he's definitely a big help."

Conniff's 2022 WSOP Main Event Journey

DAY	FINSIHING STACK	Rank
Day 1c	59,400	857th of 1,800
Day 2abc	56,000	1,115th of 1,259
Day 3	329,000	605th of 1,299
Day 4	1,500,000	128th of 380
Day 5	4,660,000	45th of 123
Day 6	8,675,000	21st of 35
Day 7	24,400,000	9th of 10